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Any suggestions on which profession I should speak to about my 4yr old boy who has an odour exhuming from the tops of his arms and from his nasal passage and mouth. His tongue shows no discoloration. His glands, throat, ears, eyes are all fine so is urine & stools. he has been checked by our G.P. and also our paeditrician both have no answers as to cause or suggestion on treatment. He is now in his 12th day. I am treating him with 2xcapsules of Golden Seal and small dosage of Acidopholus Complex to try & retard smell is working to a small effect. His health is else wise absolutely fine. No change in diet, we have 6 in the family & he eats the same as everyone else and drinks regularly. I do hope you can give me some guidance on this as he is due to return to Kindly very soon & I would hate to see him take a dislike from school because of this smell. To envisage what the smell is like remember the smell of rotten flesh from wet spot (inside elbow crease perhaps) when a plaster cast is taken off, or perhaps when your dog has found a dead carcass and rolled in it. HELP!!! Thank you for your time and wonderful
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First and foremost, let us talk about general cleanliness. Always brush your teeth twice in the day and preferably have bath twice in a day. That should do wonders about the smell. Another thing that you should try to avoid is lot of gassy drinks as they lead to formation of noxious gases in the intestine leading to bad breath and bad body odour. Another thing that could be avoided is garlic, onions and maybe even potatoes. To have a smell of rotten flesh is very unusual in a prepubertal child. Does your child have any other symptoms such as developmental delay as then it would be imperative to rule out certain inborn errors of metabolism. These are due to certain enzymes deficiency in the body that lead to accumulation to certain chemicals that can produce the abnormal smell and delayed milestones. You consult a good pediatric genetist for the same. Back to All Questions

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